High Speed Ballistics Photography
Very cool website showing high speed ballistic photography. Click here
Very cool website showing high speed ballistic photography. Click here
9mm Luger ballistic test The 9mm Luger, also know as the 9 x 19 Parabellum, was introduced in 1902 by Georg Luger and Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) for the German Luger semi automatic sidearm. It originated by necking up the 7.65×21mm Parabellum round to .355 . In 1902, Georg Luger demonstrated the 9mm Luger to…
The following is BPM Inc. industry Technical document with fundamentals of Gas Pressure/port size, relative to function- in the M4/AR weapons platform. Includes excerpts/statements /quotes from leading industry discussions in the last decade, relative to reliable SBR/suppressor usage/life expectancy of SBR type configurations. We hope you find this information useful. 1-1-2019 Andrew S Barnes BPM…
5.56/.223 ballistic test carbine vs SBR I have been working on a a few projects for Barnes Precision Machine, one of which was a ballistic test for a common barrel length for SBR and compare that to the AR-15 carbine 16″ barrel. Some history of the 5.56 to begin with. The 5.56x45mm NATO began life…
“The Pistol as a Weapon of Defense”. Written in 1875 Free ebook and though it was published a long time ago, much of the information still holds true.
Updated Would you believe there was a time when the .45 Auto was not a standard cartridge? Yea, me neither but it is true. The US Cavalry had been issued double action Colt revolvers chambered in .38 Long Colt in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The .38 Caliber round was less effective against enemies…
As popularity in the 300 Blackout/300 Whisper gains I was looking forward to this ballistic test for rangehot.com. The test platform is the Barnes Precision CQB rifle reviewed here. I chose this rifle because it has a barrel length that is consistent with standard rifles chambered in that round and plus it is accurate enough…